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How to say 'Elevator' in Japanese | エレベーター

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The Japanese word for Elevator is 'Erebeetaa', written as エレベーター in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Elevator

    Reading

    Erebeetaa

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'エレベーター (erebeetaa)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'elevator'. It refers to a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels of a building. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation, especially in urban areas with multi-story buildings. For example: Please take the elevator「エレベーターを使ってください」(えれべーたーをつかってください). The elevator is out of order「エレベーターは故障中です」(えれべーたーはこしょうちゅうです). Note that 'エレベーター' is often used interchangeably with 'リフト (rifuto)' in some contexts, but 'リフト' typically refers to smaller or specialized lifts, such as those in ski resorts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6397

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word エレベーター

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    E
  • katakana

    Reading

    Re
  • katakana

    Reading

    Be
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ta

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'Erebeetaa' means 'Elevator' .

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